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Bluefield University

Bluefield, Virginia Private nonprofit 4-year Town

Overview

Bluefield University is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Bluefield, Virginia. The campus sits in a town setting. Fall 2024 enrollment was 959, made up of 627 undergraduates and 332 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Baptist.

Bluefield University offers associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 55 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Biomedical Sciences, Business Administration and Management, and Criminal Justice/Safety Studies. It awarded 249 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 4 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

61% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 14 to 1.

Key figures

959
Students enrolled
61%
First-year retention
249
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
55
Programs and majors
14:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

AssociateBachelorMaster

Programs and majors offered 55

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Biological and Biomedical Sciences 2
Business, Management and Marketing 7
Education 16
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 2
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Public Administration and Social Services 1
Computer and Information Sciences 2
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 2
Communication and Journalism 1
Communications Technologies 1
History 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1
Visual and Performing Arts 3
English Language and Literature 1
Health Professions 8
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Philosophy and Religious Studies 2
Physical Sciences 1
Psychology 1
Theology and Religious Vocations 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
61%
Student-to-faculty ratio
14:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
116
Associate degrees
12
Master's degrees
121

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
959
Undergraduates, fall 2024
627
Graduate students, fall 2024
332
Full-time, fall 2024
89%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,307
Undergraduates, 2024-25
848
Graduate students, 2024-25
459
Full-time, 2024-25
73%
Size category
Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
56%
Men
44%
White
61%
Hispanic or Latino
4%
Black or African American
20%
Asian
4%
Two or more races
2%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
6%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
4
Programs with a fully online option
8
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
49%
Students taking some online courses
37%

Campus and services

Setting
Town
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Baptist
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Athletic association
NAIA
Athletic conference
Appalachian Athletic Conference
President
Steven Peterson
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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